262 FABACEiE. 



R. S. ; fr. C. S. Pods three to five inches long, 7 lines broad, 10- 

 20 seeded. 



22. glauca, Willd. {DC. pr. 2, p. 467 ;— J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 58.— 

 Mimosa glauca, L. ; — Roxb. H. B. /?. 41.) L. B S. America. Fl. small, 

 white, R. S. ; fr. C. S. Common in gardens, 



23. tomentosa, Willd. {DC. pr. 2, p. 462 ;— PF. and A. pr. 1, p. 276 ;— 

 J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 59. — Mimosa tomentosa, Roxb. fl. ind. 2, p. 

 558 ; Rottl. — M. Kleinii, Poir.) »ft5['^t^ ^t<[Wl Salsain-babula. 5 

 Coromandel. Common in Deccan and Kandesh jungles, also in the 

 Sholapore districts. Bengal, (Serampore.) Fl. small, white, rather 

 offensive, C. and H. S. ; fr. R. S. 



24. horrida, Willd. {DC. pr. 2, p. 460. — M. horrida, L. — M. leucacan- 

 tha, Jacq. Schonb. t. 393. — M. eburnea, Lam. not Willd. — Acacia 

 capensis. Burch. — Mimosa capensis, Burnt. ; Roxb, H. B. p. 41.) b 

 S. Africa. Arabia. Fl. small, yellow. Introduced into H. C. G. in 

 1799, but had not fl. up to 1814. 



2o.iortuosa, Willd. {DC. pr. 2, p. 461. — Mimosa tortuosa, L. ; — Roxb. 

 H. B. p. 41.) B Sandy fields of Jamaica. St. Thomas. Fl. small, 

 yellow. Introduced into H. C. G. in 1807, but had not fl. up to 

 1814. 



26. arabica, Willd. {DC. pr. 2, p. 461 ;— PF. and A. pr. 1, p. 277 —J. 

 Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 59. — Mimosa arabica, Lam. ; — Roxb. Coram. 2, 

 t. 149 ,—fl. ind. 2, p. 557.) ^t?^ Babula. b Peninsula of India. 

 Bengal, (Serampore.) Sukanaghur. Saharunpore. Fl. small, bright- 

 yellow, fragrant, May and Oct. ; fr. March. Produces, with A. speciosa, 

 and Vachellia Farnesiana, a gum, which is used as a substitute for 

 Gum Senegal, and Gum Arabic. Wood strong, tough, durable, making 

 excellent knees and crooked timber in ship-building. Bark astrin- 

 gent, used for tanning leather, and to dye various shades of brown. 

 A decoction of the bark employed as a substitute for soap. (Roxb.) 

 Seeds and pods of great value to the shepherd in the hot season, as 

 food for his flock, when grass is scarce. {Dr. Gibson.) This officer 

 suggested some years ago to plant the waste part of the Deccan with 

 this tree, as it grows rapidly and requires no water. 



27. vera, J. Bauh. {DC. pr. 2, p. 461^— Mimosa nilotica, L.) True Aca- 

 cia or Gum Arabic-tree. Egyptian thorn, b Africa, from Senegal to 

 Egypt. Fl. small, yellow. Has been introduced into H. C. G. 

 Fl.? 



28. leucophlaa, Willd. {DC. pr. 2, p. 462 ;— PT. and A. pr. 1. p. 277 ;— 

 ./. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 59.— A. alba, mild. DC. I. c— Mimosa leu- 

 cophlcEa, Roxb. Coram. 2, t. 150;— Jl. ind. 2, p. 558.— M. alba, RotlL) 

 b Coromandel. Common in some parts of the South Mahratta 

 country, and in tlie Sholapore districts between the Bheema and 

 Krishna. Delhi. Fl. small, pale yellowish, R, S. ; fr. C S. Bark 

 astringent. The natives distil an ardent t^pirit from it, mixed with 



